How To Install lxqt on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lxqt
on Debian 9.
What is lxqt
lxqt is:
LXQt is an advanced, easy-to-use, and fast desktop environment based on Qt technologies. It has been tailored for users who value simplicity, speed, and an intuitive interface. Unlike most desktop environments, LXQt also works fine with less powerful machines.
This package is a metapackage meant to provide the core components of LXQt plus some recommended components. These include lxqt-core, lxqt-appearance, lxqt-input, qterminal, lxqt-config and xarchiver.
There are three methods to install lxqt
on Debian 9. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install lxqt Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install lxqt
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lxqt
Install lxqt Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install lxqt
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lxqt
Install lxqt Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude
using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install lxqt
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lxqt
How To Uninstall lxqt on Debian 9
To uninstall only the lxqt
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lxqt
Uninstall lxqt And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lxqt
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lxqt
Remove lxqt Configurations and Data
To remove lxqt
configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lxqt
Remove lxqt configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lxqt
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lxqt
Dependencies
lxqt have the following dependencies:
- lxqt-core
- lxqt-about
- lxqt-admin
- lxqt-config
- lxqt-globalkeys
- lxqt-notificationd
- lxqt-openssh-askpass
- lxqt-policykit
- lxqt-powermanagement
- lxqt-qtplugin
- lxqt-runner
- sddm-theme-maui
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lxqt
package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.